On Sunday, November 6th, the Senate District 37 Republicans got together for a night of fun and fellowship.  It was a chance to renew old friendships and make new ones.  Equally exciting is the countdown of only 366 days until Obama is voted out of office!

In that spirit, we conducted a straw poll to get an idea of who our members are supporting for the Republican nominee.  Each attendee got at least one vote.  In addition, you could "buy" additional votes by making a donation to the BPOU. 

If you don't count the additional votes, the results were as follows:

1. Herman Cain (5)
2. Newt Gingrich (5)
3. Michelle Bachmann (3)
4. Ron Paul (3)
5. Mitt Romney (2)
6. Rick Perry (1)
7. Paul Ryan (1 write-in)
8. Rick Santorum (1)
9. Jon Huntsman (0)

However, the straw poll results that including additional votes gives a better idea of the level of enthusiasm supporters have for their candidates.  Those results are as follows:

1. Rick Santorum (91)
2. Herman Cain (77)
3. Newt Gingrich (68)
4. Rick Perry (41)
5. Michelle Bachmann (39)
6. Ron Paul (28)
7. Paul Ryan (21 write-ins)
8. Mitt Romney (11)
9. Jon Huntsman (0)

Overall it was a fun night, and we look forward to working to elect Republicans in 2012.